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FZPN03 KNHC 180900
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL                        
0430 UTC THU APR 18 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W.

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI APR 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT APR 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.45 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE 16N95W TO 13N95W 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 30N131W TO 30N116W TO 25N113W TO 
13N140W TO 27N140W TO 30N131W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT
IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 22N W OF 121W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18N140W 11N127W 
TO 06N140W TO 18N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS TO 8 FT BETWEEN 25N AND 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 24N AND 28N.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU APR 18... 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...          
MONSOON TROUGH 04N77W TO 09N85W TO 03N115W. ITCZ AXIS 03N115W 
TO 06N122W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90
NM OF 03N78W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM
OF 04.5N93W AND 05N101W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 180 NM OF LINE 06N78W TO 04N111W AND WITHIN 15 NM OF 
LINE 10N118W TO 11N121W TO 05N130W. 

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.